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Autoimmune Encephalitis in Acute Care—Pathology, Diagnosis, and Management

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is characterized by immune‐mediated inflammation of the brain parenchyma, presenting with various neurological syndromes, including but not limited to seizures, altered consciousness, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and movement disorders.
Suneesh Thilak, David Okoh, William Scotton, Shanika Samarasekera, Vikram Patil, Suresh Renukappa, Andrew Macduff, Subashini Suresh, Rajeev Krishnadas, Tonny Veenith   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical management and nursing care for patients with tracheostomy following traumatic brain injury

Frontiers in Neurology
Tracheostomy is a routine surgical procedure in patients with severe traumatic brain injury, which requires mechanical ventilation to maintain gas exchange and avoid hypoxemia. Inadequate tracheostomy timing, nursing care, and decannulation would lead to
Xiongyan Mao, Yuchan Zhou, Qiye Chen, Yelei Zhang   +3 more
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Tracheocutaneous fistula in patients undergoing supracricoid partial laryngectomy: the role of chronic aspiration [PDF]

, 2015
The aim of the present retrospective controlled study was to analyse and compare risk factors for tracheocutaneous fistula in patients who received tracheostomy after supracricoid partial laryngectomy with those who received tracheostomy for other causes.
Calcagno, P, De Vincentiis, Marco, De Virgilio, Armando, Gallo, Andrea, Greco, Antonio, Martellucci, Salvatore, Moretta, A, Simonelli, M, Wang, C. C   +8 more
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Early Outcomes After Total Arch Replacement With Frozen Elephant Trunk in Elderly Patients With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
Across seven centers (2015–2023), we studied 1634 ATAAD patients undergoing TAR+FET and, after propensity matching (n = 699), compared elderly (≥ 60) versus non‐elderly (< 60) outcomes. Elderly patients had higher 30‐day mortality and complications (log‐rank p = 0.002), supporting individualized hybrid strategies, organ‐protective perioperative care ...
Jiajun Liang, Yuan Xue, Yeting Lou, Hao Han, Xiaohan Zhong, Zhou Liu, Tianxu Han, Meili Wang, Wenjian Jiang, Hongjia Zhang, Haiyang Li, Yuanfei Zhao   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology and patterns of tracheostomy practice in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in ICUs across 50 countries [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundTo better understand the epidemiology and patterns of tracheostomy practice for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), we investigated the current usage of tracheostomy in patients with ARDS recruited into the Large ...
Abe Toshikazu, Bellani Giacomo, Kurahashi Kiyoyasu, Laffey John G., Madotto Fabiana, Nagata Isao, Pham Tài, Tamiya Nanako, Uchida Masatoshi, 田宮 菜奈子   +9 more
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Resolution of Refractory Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia in Costello Syndrome Using Trametinib: A Case Supporting MEK Inhibitors as Targeted, Specific Antiarrhythmic

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arrhythmias affect approximately half of patients with Costello syndrome (CS, OMIM # 218040), with non‐reentrant atrial tachycardia being the most common. This case describes an infant with Costello syndrome carrying the pathogenic HRAS c.34G>A (p.G12S) variant who developed early‐onset, drug‐refractory multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT ...
Vanina Taliercio, Annabelle Wilcox, Stacey Cole, Josue Flores Daboub, José E. Morales Moreno, Kasey G. Andrews, S. Yukiko Asaki, Thomas A. Pilcher, Martin Tristani‐Firouzi, Mary C. Niu, David Viskochil, Benjamin Hammond   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of tracheostomy delay in intensive care unit patients: a two-year retrospective cohort study

European Journal of Medical Research, 2022
Background Aims This study was undertaken to evaluate our tracheostomy service and identify reasons for any delays. Methods A retrospective study in an academic tertiary-care hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Anees Sindi
doaj   +1 more source

Overview: A Reflection on a Decade [PDF]

, 2015
On October 1, 2015, I celebrated a decade as the Gross Professor of Surgery at Jefferson. I am enormously proud of the accomplishments of our Department.

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Milestone Attainment in Young Children With Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita: Developmental Profile and Associated Factors

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Evidence on developmental milestones in children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) under the age of five is scarce. This multisite cross‐sectional study described developmental status and examined factors associated with milestone attainment in 143 children aged 0–66 months from a pediatric AMC Registry.
Ahlam Zidan, Sophia C. Pasia, Emmanouil Rampakakis, Reggie Hamdy, Frank Rauch, Lauren C. Hyer, Joel Lerman, Haluk Altiok, Krister Freese, Cary Mielke, Sarah B. Nossov, Philip F. Giampietro, Thania Ordaz‐Robles, Noémi Dahan‐Oliel   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mediastinal Tracheostomy

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1987
Upper airway obstruction in primary or recurrent carcinomas of the head and neck extending into the mediastinum may demand surgical intervention despite severe technical difficulties in patients with tumors previously considered inoperable. In fact, many of these tumors may be operable and some perhaps curable.
M N, Gomes, S, Kroll, S L, Spear
openaire   +2 more sources